12 hours ago · Senator seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBI. Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. ... Trump says he is serious about Canada ...

8 hours ago · The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee has sent a letter to the Justice Department Inspector General accusing Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, of secretly ...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, revealed that multiple whistleblowers have disclosed to Durbin’s staff highly credible information indicating that Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has been personally ...

17 hours ago · “I am ready to vote for Kash Patel,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told CBS News Sunday, while Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said in December the FBI nominee is “the real deal.” (Both serve on ...

12 hours ago · Kash Patel is a highly qualified national security expert who has been fully transparent with the American people throughout this process and has demonstrated the integrity and leadership needed ...

12 hours ago · Erica Knight, a Patel spokesperson, called Durbin's claims "second-hand gossip" on social media.She urged senators to confirm him. "Kash Patel is a highly qualified national security expert who ...

11 hours ago · The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is alleging that Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is “personally directing the ongoing purge” of bureau employees.

14 hours ago · Sen. Dick Durbin alleged that Kash Patel's orders are being carried out by officials including Trump aide Stephen Miller and acting deputy AG Emil Bove.

On Wednesday, those fears deepened when the head of a Republican-controlled House subcommittee formally requested that the FBI criminally investigate former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., for...

3 days ago · Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, is facing scrutiny after he submitted financial disclosures which showed he was paid $25,000 in 2024 by a U.S.-Russian film company tied to ...